Temperatures in Seattle this weekend could be heading as low as 11° F ( -11.5°C). Even if it doesn't go quite that low (there's still wiggle room in the forecasting models) it's going to be *cold*. On the plus side, it seems that we'll avoid Snowpocalypse—Portland's going to get that. Again.
I know folks in the Midwest and Northeast laugh at Seattle people and think we're like Kenneth the emu.
But Seattle climate is modulated by the Kuroshio Current; we're not used to snow or cracking cold. We don't have snow-mitigation infrastructure (the ploughs, the sanding/salting trucks, underground and/or otherwise enclosed paths). And we're built on a series of very steep hills. If you've ever seen an articulated city bus glide backwards down a city-centre hill and turning with slow grace in a waltz of doom, you, too, might pause.
Weather forecasting is improving (it's now as accurate to five days as it was 10 years ago to two). Even so, it's not infallible, and I'm very much in the 'Hope for the best, plan for the worst' camp. Our fridge is stocked, supplemental power packs are charged, and media downloaded. If you have the resources to do the same, you might want to consider it. And if you know people who don't have those resources, maybe think ways you offer help if it's needed.
Meanwhile, if you want to track the weather this is my preferred site. Stay warm, people!
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